New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-06
DOIyGs OF THE LEGISLATURE.
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

| THE PROPOSED BROADWAY RoAD-MAYoR HEWITT
WOULD LIKE TO BUILD 1T IL HE WERE NOT
MAYOR
ALBANY, April (speciaD-senator Kellogg spoke To-
DAY in opposition TO the bill appropratlng S37 Ooo Tor
tho refurnishng OF the Executive Mansion and the grad
ing of It's grounds but he had support from the other
senators He moved that the appropriation Of $4,000
be reduced to O00 This not DONE however, ana
the Senate ordered the bill to third reading
Senator McMlans bill amending tho statute relative to
the employing Of and children In factories was
criticised by Mr. DAILY the ground that the Increase OF
the age from thirteen to fourteen years. below which
girls could not be employed, would throw out OF employ
ment girls serving cash girls IN mercantile establish
ments Mr. Plunki said that 5000 such girls were en-
ployed in New-York alone. Mr. Low held that the bill
carried O good movement TO q bad extreme
The danger to children is not from work, put
from ideness and going In the streets Mr. Fasse sao
that mercantile stores have no right to employ children
thirteen years old cash boys or girls IL Is lnnus
II the law pass the State should make more provision or
20 generally lacking through tho state 1t was better
have children at work than In denessi the streets he
moved strike out the prohibition against tho employ
ment Of girls under fourteen In mercantile houses ~
adopted then resolved to consider the Dill
The Senate Committee Railroads intended to give
that company to
ts line Of elevated railways Broadway from Champer
s s to the t Battery sas %
appeared and the bearing was postponed
IN next Tuesday Senator low chairman OF the COM
mtee said that he had received letter from mayor
Hewitt regarding the project In which the Mayor sad
have no wish to oppose the desire Of the property
owners properly expressed to have said railroad bnt
in Broadway but in behalf Of the city Insist that pro-
visions should be made that adequate compensation
may be paid for tho franchise In tho case OF the Illinois
Central Railroad the State OF Illinois reserved .
per cent the gross proceeds OF railroad Dut
an absolute wilderness. think that the amount 10 Do
paid TO the this city should not he less than
that paid OF Illinois by the Illinois Central
Railroad. II had my way in the matter would reserve
a payment OF per cent OF the gross proceeds Ohuer
no circumstances ought the percentage be imposed on
the proceeds for which will beoDvous 10 you
as an experienced railway man. am quite sure you VII.
agree with that with reservation OF 10 per cent
OF the gross proceeds capital viii be readily supplied ior
building road Indeed were II not for my onlcai posi-
ton would be glad undertake IL myself and pay even
n larger percentage into the city treasury. 1870
The Senate Railway Committee decided to report favor
ably Mr. Marvins bill regarding the heating oil railway
cars 1t provides that from and after November 1851
no passenger any connected with any ualn
on which passengers carried shall BIO warmed or
heated by a fire lighted or burned therein or attacnea
thereto nor shall any car he lighted by any appliance
producing q flame fed supported by any substance
liable to be TO become explosive or lnnainnsoc IL CA
posed TO fire In the or In the open air.